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Sixteen men and women who rejected lenient plea deals are facing lengthy prison terms for their convictions in the hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio.
The suspects had argued that the Amish are bound by different rules guided by their religion and that the government had no place getting involved in what amounted to a family or church dispute.
The government said the cuttings were an attempt to shame members of Mullet's community who he believed were straying from their beliefs.
His followers were found guilty of carrying out the attacks, which terrorized the normally peaceful religious settlement.
Prosecutors planned to file a request Friday to revoke bond and lock up defendants who had remained free pending trial.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Amish-guilty-of-hate-crimes-in-Ohio-beard-cuttings-3882529.php